In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
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After two year delay, film ‘Marighella’, about the Brazilian revolutionary, debuts in Brazil; learn a few facts about the movie and the man
Note from BBT: The wait is over. Finally. The first four words are not just my own, but also that of the Mídia Ninja website […]
“No, I’m not Angolan”: What does an American look like? Professor recalls incident detailing being an African-American in Brazil
Note from BBT: I always like to learn about the experiences of other black Americans or other non-Brazilian blacks from other countries in Brazil. Often […]
Abolition of slavery in Brazil ”wasn’t a gift given from whites”, says historian Wlamyra Albuquerque; blacks played a huge role in the end of human bondage
Note from BBT: As we’ve often been told and in general is agreed upon, history is told from the perspective […]
‘’Don’t call me morena. I’m black!’’: How the term ‘morena’ intentionally dilutes one’s visible racial identity
Note from BBT: I came across the piece below some time last week and instantly identified with the subject matter. The short article is […]
May 13: What abolition? 133 years after the end of slavery in Brazil, racism and state violence still plague the black population
Note from BBT: Having been forced to take a brief hiatus in this past week, there has been a mountain of news stories that I’ve […]
Juliano Moreiro: On his 149th birthday, Google doodle pays homage to Brazil’s “Father of Psychiatry”
Note from BBT: This is a scenario I’m very much familiar with. Going to Michigan schools as a child, a teenager and as an adult, […]
Resistance and Memory: November 20th, the National Day of Black Consciousness
Note from BBT: Perhaps because of this pandemic that has dominated the activities and memory of this year more than anything else, this year’s day […]
September 7: Brazil’s Independence Day & The Role of Blacks
Note from BW of Brazil: I knew there was something about August 31 that I was forgetting. It just hit me today. As today is […]
Model denounces hairdresser’s Racist Comment | BlackBrazilToday
Model denounces hairdresser’s Racist Comment Note from BW of Brazil: The piece below is a follow up to a story I posted a few days […]
Rio Grande do Sul: The Invisibility of Blacks in one of Brazil’s Whitest States
Note from BW of Brazil: In my two decades of experience visiting and living in Brazil, I have never been to the state of Rio […]
Distinct Forms of Blackness Despite Identical Origins
Distinct Forms of Blackness Despite Identical Origins Note from BW of Brazil: The contrast and the likeness are two of the reasons that made me […]
Slavery: 4.8 million Africans were enslaved in Brazil
Slavery: 4.8 million Africans were enslaved Note from BW of Brazil: As descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States, we African-Americans grow up learning about […]
Sérgio Carmargo is The Mouthpiece of Extreme Right | Black Brazil
Sérgio Carmargo is The Mouthpiece of Extreme Right Note from BW of Brazil: It is the year 2020 and according to the Gregorian calendar that […]
